Stade the France Nearly Sold out in Expectation of Slovenians

Ljubljana, 26 September - The football stadium in Paris, where Slovenia and France are to battle in the Euro 2004 qualifier on 12 October, is almost sold out. The Slovenian Football Association (NZS) sold 1,400 tickets in a heart beat, while some will still be available on Monday at a price of SIT 4,900 (EUR 21.47). Stade de France's capacity of 70,000 is expected to fill up when Slovenia's darlings are to face the former world champion. The Slovenian line-up was released on Thursday.

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